The Center for a New American Security has formed a team of foreign policy and national security experts to study the Islamic State organization as part of efforts to address potential threats posed by
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Ely Ratner, a senior fellow and director of the Asia security program at the Center for a New American Security, has received appointment as deputy national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.
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Michele Flournoy, a former undersecretary of defense for policy and one-time candidate for the Pentagon’s top post, believes a congressional deal to remove defense spending caps is unlikely to happen soon, DoD
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Michele Flournoy, one of several officials under consideration to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, has withdrawn from the shortlist, Foreign Policy reported Tuesday. Flournoy, co-founder and CEO of Center for a New American
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will resign from the position when his successor is confirmed by the full Senate, President Barack Obama announced in a news conference Monday morning. Hagel was confirmed for
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Robert Work, Navy undersecretary, is joining the national defense and security think tank Center for a New American Security as CEO and will start his new position April 22. Work succeeds Nate
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The U.S.’ adversaries in cyberspace would respond to attacks from the U.S. with offensive actions of their own, former Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy said Wednesday. AOL Defense reports she also said the
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The names of Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and former defense policy undersecretary Michele Flournoy are frequently floated as possible successors to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, should he choose to step down.
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday Congress should not put off the hard decisions on the deficit, Reuters reports. Panetta told reporters during his flight to Australia a short-term deal would put
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According to a GovExec report, six Cabinet positions could see changes for President Barack Obama’s second term, continuing a historical trend of turnover for two-term presidents. Sophie Quinton writes that on average,
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